Vance Sought Direct Intel From Generals as Iran War Divide Emerges Within Trump’s Team Vice President JD Vance has reportedly sought direct briefings from U.S. military generals amid skepticism within Trump’s own administration about how the Iran war is actually going — a divide that surfaced publicly this week after officials contradicted President Trump’s claim … Read more
Gas and Diesel Hit Record Labor Day Highs as Iran War Squeezes US Fuel Supply Fuel prices climbed to their highest levels ever recorded for Labor Day weekend this year, with regular gasoline averaging $4.14 a gallon and diesel hitting an all-time national record of $5.85 a gallon — a spike energy economists attribute largely … Read more
US Destroys Iranian Oil Tanker, Disables Two Others; Iran Declares “Proportionate Responses” Over U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday, September 5, destroying one and permanently disabling two others, after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer. Iran’s parliament speaker declared Sunday that the “era … Read more
US and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month, Trump Vows to “Hit Them Hard” The United States and Iran exchanged military strikes overnight into Monday, August 31, for the first time in more than a month, reigniting a conflict that had entered a period of relative calm following weeks of diplomatic efforts … Read more
US Patriot Missile Stocks in Europe Hit “Beyond Critical” Levels as Iran War Reaches Six Months The U.S. military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe, largely driven by the ongoing war with Iran, according to a U.S. defense official and a NATO official who spoke to the Associated Press … Read more
Top US Commander Says USS Abraham Lincoln Has Navy’s Lowest Mental Health Case Numbers After Visiting Ship The commander of U.S. Central Command visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aboard the aircraft carrier Saturday, August 15, and said in a statement Sunday that the ship currently has among the lowest number of mental health cases of … Read more
Democrats Demand Answers as USS Abraham Lincoln Nears 9 Months at Sea Amid Morale Concerns Democratic lawmakers intensified calls this weekend for a Pentagon investigation into conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, after reports of mold, food and supply shortages, and mental health strain among the aircraft carrier’s roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines during a … Read more
Trump Denies Munitions Shortages, Threatens “Treasonous” Leakers With Prison Over Stockpile Reports President Trump dismissed reports this week that the U.S. military has severely depleted its stockpiles of key missiles and interceptors during the war with Iran, calling the disclosures “treasonous” and vowing that those responsible for leaking the information would face “long term jail … Read more
U.S. Patriot Missile Stockpiles Have Dropped by Two-Thirds Since the Iran War Began, Officials Say The United States‘ stockpile of Patriot missile interceptors has fallen from more than 2,300 to around 800 since President Trump launched the war against Iran on February 28, 2026, according to new analysis — a decline that’s leaving Ukraine, Gulf … Read more